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<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/op_ed_news?ref=rss">Op Ed News</a> - Mar. 30 (Opinion) - </span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10034413?ref=rss">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10034413?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Info&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10034413/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>Freedom of SpeechGlobal EconomyMoney and PoliticsFinanceGovernmentWealthNational DebtCongress' Medicare 'Fix' Could Leave Seniors Paying MoreFri, 20 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0700http://newstrust.net/stories/10024137/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/10024137/toolbar?ref=rss
<span>thefiscaltimes.com - By David Dayen - Mar. 20 (Opinion) - The Fiscal TimesCongress' Medicare 'Fix' Could Leave Seniors Paying MoreThe Fiscal TimesJohn Boehner and Nancy Pelosi have been locked in negotiations to clear two of the biggest hurdles facing Congress this year: the so-called “doc fix” for Medicare reimbursement rates, and an extension of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).Why Congress Must Take the Time to Do Medicare Doctor Payments RightDaily SignalIt's past time for Congress to pass Medicare reformLos Angeles TimesSGR Permanent Fix Bill Filed in CongressHealthLeaders MediaClarksville Leaf Chronicle -Fox News -AAFP Newsall 302 news articles »</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10024137?ref=rss">3.6 average</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10024137?ref=rss">3&nbsp;Reviews&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10024137/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>PovertyU.S. CongressU.S. House of RepresentativesMoneyMedicareWealthThe Freakout From An Obamacare Ruling Could Be Unlike Anything We've SeenFri, 20 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0700http://newstrust.net/stories/10025303/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/10025303/toolbar?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/huffington_post?ref=rss">Huffington Post</a> - By Jonathan Cohn - Mar. 20 (News Analysis) - Experts have a pretty good sense of what will happen if the Supreme Court rules in favor of the plaintiffs in King v. Burwell, cutting off Obamacare’s tax credits in roughly two-thirds of the states. Without that financial assistance, most of the people now buying insurance through healthcare.gov, the online marketplace run by the federal government, wouldn’t be able to pay for their coverage anymore.
A ruling wouldn’t affect people living in states like California and Kentucky, which operate their own insurance marketplaces. But the results in the rest of the country would be dramatic and visible. More than 8 million people would end up uninsured, according to estimates by the non-partisan Urban Institute. Economic disarray would follow, as panicked insurance companies hiked premiums and pulled out of markets suddenly bereft of customers.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10025303?ref=rss">4.6 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10025303?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Review&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10025303/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>PovertyU.S. Supreme CourtRepublicansObama AdministrationHealth CareMoneyWealthBernie Sanders Rails Against GOP Budget As Boost To Income InequalityThu, 19 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0700http://newstrust.net/stories/10022473/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/10022473/toolbar?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/huffington_post?ref=rss">Huffington Post</a> - By Michael McAuliff - Mar. 19 (News Report) - the new Republican budgets offered this week aren't so much spending blueprints as they are promises to help the rich get richer and boost income inequality.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10022473?ref=rss">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10022473?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Info&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10022473/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>PovertyU.S. BudgetRepublicansWealthHigher Education and the Politics of DisruptionWed, 18 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0700http://newstrust.net/stories/10022472/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/10022472/toolbar?ref=rss
<span>truth-out.org - By Henry A. Giroux - Mar. 18 (News Analysis) - We now live at a time in which institutions that were meant to limit human suffering and misfortune and protect the public from the excesses of the market have been either weakened or abolished. (1) The consequences can be seen clearly in the ongoing and ruthless assault on the social state, workers, unions, higher education, students, poor people of color and any vestige of the social contract. Free-market policies, values and practices - with their emphasis on the privatization of public wealth, the elimination of social protections and the deregulation of economic activity - now shape practically every commanding political and economic institution in the United States.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10022472?ref=rss">4.2 average</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10022472?ref=rss">3&nbsp;Reviews&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10022472/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>RacismMoney and PoliticsLaborSocial NetworksWealthThe House Republican budget departs from both economic and political realityTue, 17 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0700http://newstrust.net/stories/10020680/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/10020680/toolbar?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/washington_post?ref=rss">Washington Post</a> - By Jared Bernstein - Mar. 17 (Opinion) - The policies put forth in this document suggest that America’s main problem is that the poor have too much and the wealthy, too little. The budget plan “corrects” this perceived imbalance by deeply cutting programs that help low- and middle-income people, and cutting taxes on those with high incomes, capital gains, multinational corporations and “pass through” business income.
Programs that provide affordable health coverage for the middle class (Obamacare, which they repeal) and the poor (Medicaid, which is “block granted”) face large spending cuts. Future elderly persons do not escape unscathed, either, as Medicare is “voucherized” beginning in 2024. The budget includes more than $1 trillion in unspecified cuts that would appear to fall on nutritional support for the poor and tax credits for low-income, working families.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10020680?ref=rss">4.6 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10020680?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Review&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10020680/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>PovertyU.S. BudgetU.S. House of RepresentativesRepublicansMoney and PoliticsTaxesMoneyWealthBoeing CEO’s compensation $29M, including $14M bonusesSat, 14 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0700http://newstrust.net/stories/10017687/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/10017687/toolbar?ref=rss
<span>seattletimes.com - By Dominic Gates - Mar. 14 (News Report) - Though most Boeing employees got a smaller bonus this year than last, McNerney’s total included an annual bonus of $4.4 million, the same amount that he received in 2013.
His compensation also included a $10 million three-year performance bonus, double the target amount.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10017687?ref=rss">3.4 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10017687?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Review&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10017687/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>LaborWealthThe Inside Story Of How Citizens United Has Changed Washington LawmakingSat, 28 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0800http://newstrust.net/stories/10001949/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/10001949/toolbar?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/huffington_post?ref=rss">Huffington Post</a> - By Paul Blumenthal, Ryan Grim - Feb. 28 (Special Report) - How the flood of money released by Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission has changed elections has been the subject of much discussion, but the decision’s role in allowing that same money to soak the legislative process has largely gone unreported. According to an extensive review of public documents held by the FEC, the U.S. Senate and the Internal Revenue Service, as well as interviews with lobbyists and policymakers, Kennedy's allegedly independent spending has become increasingly intertwined with lobbying and legislation -- the precise appearance of corruption campaign finance laws were meant to curb.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10001949?ref=rss">4.6 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10001949?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Review&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/10001949/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>PovertyU.S. Supreme CourtMoney and PoliticsGovernment TransparencyCorruptionWealthSupreme Court ruling could upturn Obamacare politicsThu, 26 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0800http://newstrust.net/stories/9999639/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/9999639/toolbar?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/politico?ref=rss">The Politico</a> - By David Nather, Jennifer Haberkorn - Feb. 26 (News Analysis) - The cut off of benefits could be abrupt -- and the political outcry intense.What Obamacare gave, the Supreme Court could take away.
The Supreme Court next Wednesday hears a case that could end Obamacare subsidies in 34 states that use HealthCare.gov. If the justices rule that the subsidies are illegal through the federal exchange, they would largely unravel President Barack Obama’s health care law, which has helped millions of Americans get insured.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9999639?ref=rss">4.7 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9999639?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Reviews&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9999639/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>PovertyLawU.S. EconomyU.S. Supreme CourtRepublicansMoney and PoliticsObama AdministrationHealth CareHousingWealthGreece, confident as EU meeting looms, sticks to no-austerity pledgeSun, 15 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0800http://newstrust.net/stories/9987802?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/9987802?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/reuters?ref=rss">Reuters</a> - By Jeremy Gaunt, Karolina Tagaris - Feb. 15 (News Report) - Greece said on Sunday it was confident of reaching agreement in negotiations with its euro zone partners but reiterated it would not accept harsh austerity strings in any debt pact.
A day before a euro zone finance ministers' meeting in Brussels to shore up Greece's dwindling finances and help keep it in the euro zone, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told Germany's Stern magazine that Athens needed time to implement its reforms and shake off the mismanagement of the past.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9987802?ref=rss">3.7 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9987802?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Review&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9987802?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>Global EconomyEuropeEuropean UnionFinanceTradeWealthGreeceGuess who’s discovered income inequalityMon, 26 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0800http://newstrust.net/stories/9964427/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/9964427/toolbar?ref=rss
<span>seattletimes.com - By Danny Westneat - Jan. 26 (News Analysis) - That the GOP is now tilting at the 1 percent is one of the more remarkable messaging flip-flops of all time. Not long ago, someone saying what Ted Cruz is now saying would have been accused by Ted Cruz of engaging in class warfare.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9964427?ref=rss">3.8 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9964427?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Reviews&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9964427/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>PovertyRepublicansSocial ChangeJobsWealthObama ends day of Indian pageantry with $4 billion pledgeMon, 26 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0800http://newstrust.net/stories/9964977?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/9964977?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/reuters?ref=rss">Reuters</a> - By Sanjeev Miglani, Roberta Rampton - Jan. 26 (News Report) - U.S. President Barack Obama ended a landmark day in India on Monday with a pledge of $4 billion in investments and loans, seeking to release what he called the "untapped potential" of a business and strategic partnership between the world's largest democracies.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9964977?ref=rss">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9964977?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Info&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9964977?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>Global EconomyChinaIndiaForeign PolicyTradeGlobalizationSocial ChangeWealthThe Top 1% Is Close to Owning Most of EverythingMon, 19 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0800http://newstrust.net/stories/9964979/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/9964979/toolbar?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/gawker?ref=rss">Gawker</a> - By Hamilton Nolan - Jan. 19 (Opinion) - It is the top one percent's world. The next 49% of us are just living in it. The bottom 50% of us are just dying (pretty soon, of preventable causes, without leaving an inheritance).</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9964979?ref=rss">3.7 average</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9964979?ref=rss">3&nbsp;Reviews&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9964979/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>Social ChangeWealthObama Will Seek to Raise Taxes on Wealthy to Finance Cuts for Middle ClassSat, 17 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0800http://newstrust.net/stories/9955931?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/9955931?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/new_york_times?ref=rss">New York Times</a> - By Julie Hirschfeld Davis - Jan. 17 (News) - The centerpiece of the plan, described by administration officials on the condition of anonymity ahead of the president’s speech, would eliminate what Mr. Obama’s advisers call the “trust-fund loophole,” a provision governing inherited assets that shields hundreds of billions of dollars from taxation each year. The plan would also increase the top capital-gains tax rate, to 28 percent from 23.8 percent, for couples with incomes above $500,000 annually.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9955931?ref=rss">3.4 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9955931?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Reviews&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9955931?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>LawU.S. BudgetObama AdministrationFinanceTaxesWealthWhat If Jesus Had Been A Republican?Fri, 02 Jan 2015 14:47:02 -0800http://newstrust.net/stories/9939359/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/9939359/toolbar?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/alternet?ref=rss">AlterNet</a> - By James Martin, S.J. - Jan. 02 (Opinion) - “Well,” said Jesus, “first of all, that’s why I left Nazareth. There were too many poor people always asking me for charity. They were as numerous as the stars in the sky, and they annoyed me. Second, once people start spending again, like this rich young man, the Galilean economy will inevitably rebound, and eventually some of it will trickle down to the poor. Blessed are the patient! But giving the money away, especially if he can’t write it off, is a big fat waste.”</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9939359?ref=rss">4.2 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9939359?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Reviews&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9939359/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>PovertyRepublicansMoney and PoliticsReligion and PoliticsWealthSelf-made wealth in America: Robber barons and silicon sultansWed, 31 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0800http://newstrust.net/stories/9936473/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/9936473/toolbar?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/economist?ref=rss">Economist</a> - Dec. 31 (Opinion) - The first group is now known as the robber barons. The second lot—call them the silicon sultans—could face a similar fate. Like their predecessors, they were once revered as inventive mould-breakers, delivering gadgets to the masses. But just like Rockefeller and the other “malefactors of great wealth”, these new capitalists are losing their sheen. They have been diversifying into businesses that have little to do with computers, while egotistically proclaiming that they alone can solve mankind’s problems, from ageing to space travel. More pointedly, they stand accused of being greedy businessfolk who suborn politicians, employ sweatshop labour, stiff other shareholders and, especially, monopolise markets. Rockefeller once controlled 80% of the world’s supply of oil: today Google has 90% of the search market in Europe and 67% in the United States.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9936473?ref=rss">4.1 average</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9936473?ref=rss">4&nbsp;Reviews&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9936473/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>Money and PoliticsInternetHistoryWealthHow Ayn Rand Helped Turn the U.S. Into a Selfish, Greedy NationSun, 14 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0800http://newstrust.net/stories/9920717/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/9920717/toolbar?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/alternet?ref=rss">AlterNet</a> - By Bruce E. Levine - Dec. 14 (Opinion) - Ayn Rand (1905-1982) helped make the United States into one of the most uncaring nations in the industrialized world, a neo-Dickensian society where healthcare is only for those who can afford it, and where young people are coerced into huge student-loan debt that cannot be discharged in bankruptcy.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9920717?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9920717?ref=rss">3&nbsp;Reviews&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9920717/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>RepublicansMoney and PoliticsReligion and PoliticsHealth CareSocial ChangeWealthWSJ on CEO Pay! Why They Hate The Truth, And Why We Should Spread ItWed, 03 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0800http://newstrust.net/stories/9909687/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/9909687/toolbar?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/daily_kos?ref=rss">Daily Kos</a> - By lao hong han, John Lacny - Dec. 03 (News Analysis) - bosses are resigned to the likelihood that they'll have to comply with the rule, and with the desperate determination to mount a defense before they are carted away on the tumbrels, they are putting resources where it matters: into pure PR and HR bullshit artistry. Witness the Journal:
Some employers are taking steps to plan for the possibility of internal morale problems, negative press and an investor outcry over the sizable gulf in pay between the top and the bottom. Among other things, they intend to expand employee training and shareholder outreach efforts.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9909687?ref=rss">4.0 average</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9909687?ref=rss">3&nbsp;Reviews&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9909687/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>Media and PoliticsLaborMoneyMedia OwnershipGovernment TransparencyWealthPaul Krugman Reveals the Culprit Behind the GOP's Rabid Anti-Environment StanceFri, 28 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0800http://newstrust.net/stories/9903887/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/9903887/toolbar?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/alternet?ref=rss">AlterNet</a> - By Janet Allon, Paul Krugman - Nov. 28 (Opinion) - Paul Krugman takes up the truly bizarre Republican opposition to even the most tepid attempts to protect the environment in Friday's column and digs deeper to find the root cause. Of course, polluters will defend their right to pollute, he points out, but why can they always depend on Republican support?</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9903887?ref=rss">3.8 average</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9903887?ref=rss">3&nbsp;Reviews&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9903887/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>EnvironmentRepublicansMoney and PoliticsWealthClimate ChangeRussell Brand on Revolution, Fighting Inequality, Addiction, Militarized Policing & Noam ChomskyFri, 14 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0800http://newstrust.net/stories/9889673/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/9889673/toolbar?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/democracy_now?ref=rss">Democracy Now</a> - By Amy Goodman, Russell Brand - Nov. 14 (Interview) - For years Russell Brand has been one of Britain’s most popular comedians, but over the past 12 months he has also emerged as a leading voice of Britain’s political left. He has taken part in anti-austerity protests, spoken at Occupy Wall Street protests and marched with the hacker collective Anonymous. A recovering addict himself, Brand has also become a leading critic of Britain's drug laws. He has just come out with a new book expanding on his critique of the political system. It is simply titled "Revolution."</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9889673?ref=rss">4.6 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9889673?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Reviews&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9889673/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>PovertyDrugsPoliceWealthDon’t Let Them Silence You: Vote, Dammit.Mon, 27 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700http://newstrust.net/stories/9869082/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/9869082/toolbar?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/common_dreams?ref=rss">Common Dreams</a> - By Bill Moyers, Michael Winship - Oct. 27 (Opinion) - Our country’s oldest and longest struggle has been to enlarge democracy by making it possible for more and more people to be treated equally at the polls. The right to participate in choosing our representatives – to vote — is the very right that inflamed the American colonies and marched us toward revolution and independence.
So it’s unbelievable and frankly outrageous that in the last four years, close to half the states in this country have passed laws to make it harder for people to vote.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9869082?ref=rss">4.0 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9869082?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Review&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9869082/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>PovertyMoney and PoliticsMidterm ElectionsElectionsYouthRaceWealthShocking New Report: Superrich Have Grabbed Half the World's AssetsWed, 22 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700http://newstrust.net/stories/9863509/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/9863509/toolbar?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/alternet?ref=rss">AlterNet</a> - By Lynn Stuart Parramore - Oct. 22 (News Report) - According to a new report, the richest one percent have got their mitts on almost half the world's assets. Think that’s the end of the story? Think again. This is only the beginning.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9863509?ref=rss">3.8 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9863509?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Reviews&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9863509/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>PovertyMoney and PoliticsWealthPoor kids who do everything right don’t do better than rich kids who do everything wrongSat, 18 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700http://newstrust.net/stories/9858394/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/9858394/toolbar?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/washington_post?ref=rss">Washington Post</a> - By Matt O'Brien - Oct. 18 (Special Report) - America is the land of opportunity, just for some more than others. That's because, in large part, inequality starts in the crib. Rich parents can afford to spend more time and money on their kids, and that gap has only grown the past few decades. Indeed, economists Greg Duncan and Richard Murnane calculate that, between 1972 ...</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9858394?ref=rss">3.6 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9858394?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Review&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9858394/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>PovertyJobsWealthThe Plot Against Public Education: How Millionaires and Billionaires Are Ruining Our Schools.Wed, 08 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700http://newstrust.net/stories/9847043/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/9847043/toolbar?ref=rss
<span>readersupportednews.org - By Bog Herbert - Oct. 08 (Special Report) - Bill Gates had an idea. He was passionate about it, absolutely sure he had a winner. His idea? America’s high schools were too big.
When a multibillionaire gets an idea, just about everybody leans in to listen. And when that idea has to do with matters of important public policy and the billionaire is willing to back it up with hard cash, public officials tend to reach for the money with one hand and their marching orders with the other</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9847043?ref=rss">4.0 average</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9847043?ref=rss">4&nbsp;Reviews&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9847043/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>LobbyingMoney and PoliticsHigh SchoolWealthAyn Rand's Continued Influence Adds a Bizarre Twist to Conservative PoliticsSat, 04 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700http://newstrust.net/stories/9841511/toolbar?ref=rsshttp://newstrust.net/stories/9841511/toolbar?ref=rss
<span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/alternet?ref=rss">AlterNet</a> - By Evan McMurry - Oct. 04 (Opinion) - Rand’s political and pop cultural cache has risen even as her ideas fail basic empirical challenges. The 2008 financial collapse, an historic repudiation of rational self-interest on a systemic level, forced even Greenspan, a former friend of Rand and lifetime devotee of her philosophy, to admit a foundational flaw in his free market ideology. Yet Atlas Shrugged continues to sell. Oliver’s question deserves to be taken seriously: what’s to account for Rand’s unlikely and long-lasting cultural influence?</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9841511?ref=rss">3.5 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9841511?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Reviews&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/9841511/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p>RepublicansWealth